The Iranian Parliament is considering legislation that would institutionalize a series of gross human rights violations, affecting not only Baha'is but many others, even outside of Iran, the Baha'i International Community said today.More>
Accusations by the Iranian government that 54 Baha'is were engaged in anti-regime "propaganda" when they were arrested almost two years ago are patently false, the Baha'i International Community said today.More>
More than a million students take Iran's national university entrance examination each year. So Halaku Rahmaniyan was extremely pleased when he learned he had placed 76th from the top.More>
In the wake of a US State Department call for Iran to release Baha'i prisoners, Amnesty International has issued an "urgent action" appeal on their behalf.More>
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution expressing "deep concern" about "ongoing systematic violations of human rights" in Iran.More>
A committee of the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution today expressing "deep concern" about "ongoing systematic violations of human rights" in Iran.More>
The bulldozing of a Baha'i cemetery in Iran last week is the latest in a series of incidents in a government-led campaign of hatred against Baha'is.More>
In the wake of new evidence that Iran has lied about its intention to allow Baha'i students into universities, the Universal House of Justice has sent a letter to Iranian Baha'i youth encouraging them to respond with composure, perseverance, and a redoubled commitment to work towards the common good in Iran....More>
The Baha'i International Community has received a copy of a confidential 2006 letter from Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology instructing Iranian universities to expel any student who is discovered to be a Baha'i....More>
Iranian Baha'is seeking to enter Iran's technical and vocational institutes have been effectively barred from admission for the coming academic year...More>
Reports and documents filtering out of Iran over the last six months indicate a widespread and calculated effort by the government to maintain and gradually intensify the persecution of Iranian Baha'is....More>
The Baha'i International Community has obtained a document that appears to confirm double-dealing by Iran in its policy towards Baha'i students seeking higher education...More>
A growing number of Baha'is admitted to Iranian universities this year have been expelled, powerful evidence that Baha'i students in Iran still face severe discrimination and limited access to higher education....More>
The Iranian government appears to be laying the foundation for a new cycle of persecution against Iranian Baha'is, said a human rights organization specializing on Iran...More>
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran, including the escalation of violations against Iranian Baha'is...More>
A committee of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran, including the escalation of violations against Iranian Baha'is...More>
In an ominous move, Iran’s Ministry of Interior has ordered officials throughout the country to step up the surveillance of Iranian Baha'is, focusing in particular on their community activities...More>
2 July 2006:
IRAN CONFISCATES BAHA'IS' PROPERTIES, SAYS UN
Baha'is in Iran face discriminatory housing policies, including "the abusive use of property confiscation," said a United Nations report released at a news conference last week....More>
27 June 2006:
PATTERN OF ARREST AND RELEASE CONTINUES IN IRAN
Baha'is arrested and imprisoned in recent weeks without charge in Shiraz and Hamadan, Iran, have been released, most on the basis of some collateral...More>
26 May 2006:
UPDATE ON ARRESTS IN SHIRAZ:
After their arrests on 19 May in Shiraz, Iran, three Baha'is remain in jail while 51 others have been released on bail... More>
24 May 2006:
FIFTY-FOUR BAHÁ'ÍS ARRESTED IN SHIRAZ:
Iranian officials have arrested 54 Bahá'ís in the city of Shiraz, the Bahá'í International Community has learned. They are mostly youth and were all engaged in humanitarian service when they were arrested... More>
20 March 2006:
UN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICIAL EXPRESSES FEARS FOR BAHÁ'ÍS IN IRAN:
Representatives of the Bahá'í International Community reacted with alarm today to a United Nations official’s statement about actions of the Iranian government against the Bahá'ís in Iran... More>
STATEMENT BY BANI DUGAL, PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BAHÁ’Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO THE UNITED NATIONS
The statement of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief about recent actions taken by the Government of Iran concerning the Bahá’ís arouses grave apprehension in the Bahá’í International Community about their fate... More>
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF CONCERNED ABOUT TREATMENT OF FOLLOWERS OF BAHÁ'Í FAITH IN IRAN
"The Special Rapporteur is highly concerned by information she has received concerning the treatment of members of the Bahá'í community in Iran..." More>
RECENT MEDIA ATTACKS:
In recent months, Iranian newspapers and radio stations have been conducting an intensive anti-Bahá'í campaign. Since September 2005, the influential, state-run Kayhan newspaper has run more than three dozen articles defaming the Bahá'í Faith with the clear intention of arousing feelings of suspicion and hatred for the Iranian Bahá'í community... More>
WHAT IS THE HOJJATIEH SOCIETY?
Founded in 1953 as a specifically anti-Bahá'í organization by a charismatic Shiite Muslim cleric, the Hojjatieh Society has today re-emerged in Iran as an influential if secretive faction that has been linked in news articles and web blogs with the current Iranian administration... More>
"THE BAHA'I QUESTION: CULTURAL CLEANSING IN IRAN"
This 2005 summary gives an account of the persecutions that have beset the Iranian Bahá'í community since the Islamic revolution in 1979. The summary includes a report on the secret government plan to reduce the community to its ultimate eradication... More>
DENIAL OF EDUCATION
In order to bring pressure on Bahá'ís to "recant" their Faith and embrace Islam, the Iranian Government has denied higher education to Bahá'ís and prevented them from running their own educational programs... More>
A HISTORY OF PERSECUTION
The 160 year history of the Bahá'í Faith has been one of periodic repression and persecution. Over 20,000 Bahá'ís were killed in the 1800's and since the Iranian Revolution more than 200 Bahá'ís have been executed by the regime including for the "crime" of teaching Sunday School classes... More>
